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Fly Patterns

Soft Hackle

Soft hackles are more of a tying
style than a particular fly. The body or abdomen is tied very
sparse with a ball of fur at the head the flares a soft hackle
collar. As the nymph drifts the hackles pulse in an extremely
seductive fashion. Depending upon how it is fished, the soft
hackle can imitate just about any insect. That this fly has
survived two centuries is testimonial to its effectiveness.